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El Estero Lake Park 🌳 – Monterey Bay Coastal Trail loop from WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca

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Monterey County

El Estero Lake Park 🌳 – Monterey Bay Coastal Trail loop from WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca

Moderate

4.6

(5267)

7,750

riders

El Estero Lake Park 🌳 – Monterey Bay Coastal Trail loop from WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca

04:07

81.4km

900m

Road cycling

Moderate road ride. Good fitness required. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: July 2, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 14.3 km for 73 m

Waypoints

A

Start point

Parking

Get Directions

1

14.4 km

El Estero Lake Park 🌳

Highlight • Lake

Serene Park close to the beach behind the Visitors Center surrounded by a lake, with a playground in the middle.

Tip by

2

16.1 km

Del Monte Lake Trail

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

The Del Monte Lake Trail is a part of the Monterey Bay Coastal Trail. This wide, paved, multi-use path takes you along the scenic coastline past the famous Monterey beaches. This is a fantastic bit of riding on a traffic-free path.

Tip by

17.7 km

Monterey State Beach

Beach

4

18.5 km

Seaside State Beach

Highlight • Beach

Nice little spot to stop and take in some ocean air as you travel the Monterey Bay Trail

Tip by

5

20.5 km

Sand City Beach section of Monterey Bay Coastal Recreation Trail

Highlight (Segment) • Beach

The Monterey Bay Coastal Recreation Trail is a 19-mile-long trail that hugs the coast from Castroville to Monterey Bay. This section is a beautiful stretch near Sand City and gives you wonderful views of the water. The trail is paved and is popular with cyclists and walkers.

Tip by

6

24.9 km

Fort Ord 🚴 Monterey Bay Bike Path

Highlight • Cycleway

A crown-jewel of Californian bike trails, this stretch of the coastal path along Monterey Bay is smoothly paved and wide, perfect for fast rides between Monterey and Castroville (and onward to Santa Cruz on less-well developed trails.)

Tip by

7

44.3 km

Top of Barloy Canyon Road

Highlight • Viewpoint

As the hill crests out you get sweeping panoramic views of the massive Fort Ord trail network. From here it is all downhill to Barloy Canyon and Mudhen Lake.

Tip by

8

62.3 km

Monterey Bay Coastal Trail

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

Wide paved multi-use trail along Monterey's beaches and dunes, separated from the highway by a wide landscaped strip.

Tip by

9

78.8 km

View of Laguna Seca Racetrack

Highlight • Viewpoint

The top of a steep climb up from the entrance to Laguna Seca. Nice view of the racetrack and the Highway 68 corridor.

Tip by

B

81.4 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

28.2 km

22.1 km

16.6 km

14.3 km

206 m

126 m

Surfaces

48.6 km

32.8 km

114 m

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